Episode 134. Tell me. Who am I?
The Yeonjeokha group did not leave the restaurant until late in the afternoon.
I spent the whole day lounging around in the restaurant because it was cold outside.
I was determined to hold out until dinnertime, but since there were no customers, the owner didn’t even notice.
As the conversation grew dull, Yeon-jeok sat down by the window and stared blankly outside.
It was the end of February and the weather was still gloomy.
Although the solar term of Gyeongchip (early March) was approaching, the scenery was still wintery.
That’s also why the group stays in the restaurant instead of going out.
The streets were deserted with hardly any people passing by.
If someone happens to pass by, I stare at them until they disappear from sight.
Just then, someone came running and gasped for breath in front of the guest room.
I stared blankly at the other person without any thoughts of romance.
Are you ten years old now?
Her clothes looked fine, but they were unkempt and didn’t look normal.
Yeonjeokha’s eyes met with those of the child who was resting with both hands on his knees as if he was tired.
Because the other person was a child, I didn’t turn my head to look at him.
If he were an adult, he would have felt awkward and turned away first.
The child glanced behind him with anxious eyes, occasionally looking at Yeonjeokha.
I was curious about the behavior of the child who was in love.
It was impossible to tell from his face whether he was trying to ask for help or just running away.
Did he realize that the guest inside the inn was interested?
The child approached the guest room little by little, hesitating.
And after a while, the door to the guest house opened.
The child who came inside approached Yeonjeokha hesitantly.
“Excuse me, sir?”
“I’m not an old man.”
When the child he was dating came closer, he didn’t even look at him with a blank expression.
“Then what do you call me?”
“Don’t call.”
The child, who had been fidgeting with both hands and looking around, spoke weakly.
“… …Please save me.”
“If you’re sick, go to the doctor.”
“I’m not sick. People are trying to kill me.”
The child looked out the window with an anxious face.
Yeonjeokha frowned at the sight.
Judging from what the kid was doing, it looks like he was running away.
A lover who hates children, but hates those who bully them even more.
Only then did he take a good look at the child.
Judging from the clean clothes he is wearing, he doesn’t seem to be a beggar.
Yeonjeokha asked, looking at her messy hair and bruised lips.
“Don’t you have a home?”
“there is.”
“What about your parents?”
“anybody home.”
“I have a home and parents, and people are killing me?”
“This is what happened because my parents and the villagers listened to Gucheondongmo’s words.”
“Who is Gucheondongmo?”
“I’m a fortune teller.”
“So, you heard the fortune teller and your parents and the villagers are trying to kill you?”
“yes.”
“No, that’s what you’re talking about, Fart? Why is the fortune teller trying to kill you again?”
“They said I was possessed by an evil spirit. They said that I had to kill the evil spirit for my family and village to be safe.”
“Did Gucheondongmo say that?”
“yes.”
This is when the conversation between Yeonjeokha and the child becomes longer.
The innkeeper, Jang I-cho, who was watching the child at the checkout counter, approached with brisk strides.
“You punk, why did you come into the guest house and make a fuss! Get out now!”
He grabbed the child’s shoulder fiercely.
At that moment, Yeonjeokha spoke coldly.
“Master. What are you doing? Can’t you see me and the kid talking?”
“Ah, Sohyeop. It’s best not to get close to this guy. He’s possessed by an evil spirit… … .”
“Did you see that demon, sir?”
“If I saw something like that, I would call a fortune teller, not a guest house. It wasn’t me, but Gucheon-dong-mo saw it. He said that the death of that guy’s younger sibling a month ago was also the work of an evil spirit.”
Yeonjeokha stared at Jang Icho intently.
The name Gucheondongmo has been bothering me for a while now.
I really didn’t like the idea of people using similar names to Gucheonhyeonnyeo and doing stupid things.
“The fortune teller saw it? Are you going to believe that and kill a healthy child?”
“Gucheon Dongmo is not just a fortune teller. Do you know the name of Sohyeop Gucheon Hyeonnyeo?”
“I know.”
“It is the Nine Heavenly Women who have returned.”
“Are you from Gucheon-dong?”
“Yes, she gave birth to two sons without sleeping with a man. That’s why in this area she is called Gucheondongmo (九天童母), meaning a mother as pure as a child.”
Jang I-cho’s face was extremely serious.
It is natural that in Jangokchon, Gucheondongmo is revered as a female immortal who came down to the secular world.
“Poo-ha-ha! Do you think such a stupid story works in this town? The reincarnation of the Nine Heavenly Women gave birth to two sons without sleeping with a man? So they’re called the same mother?”
“… … .”
Although Zhang Yichu was displeased, he did not dare to show it.
If the opponent wasn’t a martial artist, he would have been kicked out of the inn right away.
Simtong, who was sitting in front, said with a laugh.
“으흐흐. 얼굴 가죽이 참으로 두꺼운 년이로구나. 공자님, 저는 그 두 애새끼들의 아비가 서로 다르다는 데 천 냥을 걸겠습니다.”
At Simtong’s mockery, Jang I-cho bit his lip and quietly returned to his seat.
After Jang I-cho came and went, Yeon-jeok-ha and his group’s attention was focused on the child.
Jin Seol-ha, who was standing next to Yeon Jeok-ha, smiled and spoke to the child.
“Little one, what is your name?”
“This is Jang So-jin.”
“Yes, Sojin. How did your lips end up like that?”
“I was running away from home and ran into some adults’ arms.”
“Oh my! At home?”
Jin Seol-ha opened her eyes wide in surprise.
Because it’s hard to believe that she ran away from her home where she was supposed to be protected.
“Your parents weren’t there?”
“No. He just watched.”
While Jin Seol-ha was asking Jang So-jin a question, a group of people came rushing into the street.
Jang So-jin’s face turned pale when he saw a woman in bright clothes among the crowd.
Then Jin Seol-ha’s eyes became cold and sank.
“Sojin, is that woman from Gucheon-dong?”
“yes.”
Yeonjeokha glanced at the woman outside the window and then got annoyed.
“No! They don’t look alike at all. How can that face look like the Nine Heavenly Kings?”
“Have you ever seen the face of the Nine Heavenly Women?”
“Yes. I only saw it once, but that face is not real. She’s just a fat neighborhood housewife with round faces. The whole thing about the evil spirits was probably a lie.”
“Ah yes.”
Jin Seol-ha thought he had seen a picture of Gucheon Hyeonnyeo somewhere.
Later, Gucheon-dongmo and the villagers discovered Jang So-jin inside the inn.
As Gucheon-dongmo shouted and pointed to the guest house, people rushed in.
However, the villagers who came in with such arrogance were only hesitant and could not approach Jang So-jin. This was because there were martial artists next to him.
After a while, a woman in her forties named Gucheondongmo came in.
She glared at Jang So-jin with venomous eyes before approaching Yeon Jeok-ha.
“I’m seeing these faces for the first time. Aren’t you from Jangokchon?”
He turned away from the woman with a disgusted expression on his face.
A strong perfume came from the woman’s body, making his stomach churn. For him, whose five senses were so developed, the perfume mixed with his body odor was like torture.
The same goes for heartache.
Simtong let out a loud scream as the smell of the woman’s body wafted out.
“Stop! You stink bitch! I’ve never smelled anything worse than a woman’s body odor in my life! If you knew we were strangers, then you would have stopped. Why are you talking nonsense?”
Gucheondongmo forced a smile and said.
“Haha. I asked because I was worried about the safety of all of you who are traveling.”
“What the hell are you talking about?”
“That child is possessed by hundreds of evil spirits. I can’t help but worry that some of them are passing on to you.”
Simtong laughed heartily at Gucheondongmo’s words.
“You crazy bitch. You have to look at the person you’re cheating with before you commit it. Who are you to dare to do that to?”
In the past, Simtong’s nickname was Gumilbokgeom.
He is a person who is so well versed in human psychology that he has been called ‘a man with honey in his mouth’.
“Huh? A big thing just moved onto Noh Kang-ho’s shoulder. Doesn’t your shoulder feel heavy?”
“You crazy bitch. You’re really begging to be killed. If you knew who the Confucius here is, you wouldn’t dare do something like that. You’re really bad for her.”
Gucheon-dongmo glanced at Yeonjeokha.
“Who is Confucius?”
“You can’t even recognize your only disciple, so you’re clearly a fraud!”
“My, my disciple?”
Gucheon Dongmo couldn’t understand a word the goatee-bearded old man was saying.
“As for our Confucius, he learned martial arts directly from the Nine Heavenly Women and came down to the secular world. Some people even call our Confucius the Nine Heavenly God.”
It’s not that there is no such thing.
The village chief of Hahyeopjeom Village called Yeonjeokha the God of the Nine Heavens after he defeated the bandits of Guseonsan.
“Is that true? If so, then you are truly my disciple. I don’t know if you know, but the person who resides in this body is the Nine Heavenly Women. Nine Heavenly Women is speaking now. She is truly my disciple.”
“You’re really being a bitch. You slept with a man and had two children, and yet you acted like a virgin? And now you’re even imitating our teacher, Confucius?”
The excited Gucheon-dongmo shouted with a pale face.
“How impertinent! The body of this person belongs to the Nine Heavenly Women. If you don’t want to be punished by heaven, don’t speak carelessly!”
“Ahhhhhh! If you’re the Nine Heavenly Women, then I’m the Jade Emperor. Where the hell are you talking nonsense? Have you ever seen a real demon?”
He glared at Gucheondongmo with eyes that said Simtong was ridiculous.
Gucheon Dongmo rolled his eyes busily at Simtong’s confident attitude.
I feel like I’m being pushed aside in terms of the size of my faith.
No, aside from the invisible faith, it was the sword on the old man’s waist that was scary.
‘Tch! I should’ve just passed by. Did I come in for no reason?’
When communication failed, she decided to withdraw at an appropriate time.
But her heart didn’t give her a chance to back down.
“You dare to act as our Confucius’ teacher, so kneel down and beg me immediately.”
The faces of the villagers who sided with Gucheon-dongmo turned red and blue.
It is understandable that they are persecuting the Nine Heavenly Mother whom they worship.
It is time for Gucheon-dongmo to trust the villagers and endure.
“Kneel down!”
The shouting gave rise to a feeling of pain in the heart.
For a moment, Gucheon-dongmo, who had been standing stiffly, slumped down with a loud thud.
As the incredible pressure pressed down on his entire body, Goocheon-dongmo trembled and spoke as if squeezing.
“Hey, hey. My body is that of a goddess of the nine heavens! Aren’t you afraid of divine punishment?”
Then Yeonjeokha, who had been just watching, opened his mouth.
“Since you keep saying you’re my teacher, I’ll give you one last chance. Guess who I am. Then I’ll erase all the trouble. But if you can’t guess, you’re going to be in big trouble. I promise.”
Gucheon-dongmo looked up at the young man who had suddenly intervened with resentful eyes.
“Huh, it looks rough?”
“Not only did you commit fraud, you also tried to kill a child. Do you think I’d just let it slide?”
“There’s a really evil demon in that kid’s body… … .”
“Old Man Shim, if you hear that evil spirit coming out of this woman’s mouth again, rip her mouth open.”
“yes!”
With an answer, Simtong got up from his seat and stood next to the woman who was lying flat on her stomach.
The gloomy look in his eyes is like he’s about to rip your mouth apart.
In that ominous atmosphere, Goocheon-dongmo’s shoulders naturally hunched.
“Now, tell me. Who am I?”
In an instant, Gucheondongmo’s body began to convulse and his eyes rolled back.
It looks like a spirit being.
Wuxia,
